No. 192. Love unsuccessful without riches.
Genos ouden eis Erota; Sophiae, tropos pateitai; Monon arguron blepousin. Apoloito protos autos Ho ton arguron philaesas. Dia touton …
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No. 191. The busy life of a young lady.
Cereus in vitium flecli, monitoribus asper. HOR. Art. Poet. 163. The youth— Yielding like wax, th’ impressive folly bears; Rough …
No. 190. The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad.
Ploravere suis non respondere favorem Speratum meritis.—HOR. Lib. ii. Ep. i. 9. Henry and Alfred— Clos’d their long glories with …
No. 189. The mischiefs of falsehood. The character of Turpicula.
Quod tam grande Sophos clamat tibi turba togata; Non tu, Pomponi; caena diserta tua est. MART. Lib. vi. Ep. xlviii. …
No. 188. Favour often gained with little assistance from understanding.
None of the desires dictated by vanity is more general, or less blamable, than that of being distinguished for the arts of conversation.
No. 187. The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded
Non illum nostri possunt mutare labores; Non si frigoribus mediis Hebrunique bibamus, Sithoniasque nives hyemis subeamus aquosae:— Ominia vincit amor. …
No. 186. Anningait and Ajut; a Greenland history.
Pone me, pigris ubi nulla campis Arbor æstica recreatur aurâ— Dulce ridentem Lalagen amabo, Dulce loquentem. HOR. Lib. i. Ode …
No. 185. The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The meanness of regulating our conduct by the opinions of men .
At vindicta bonum vita jucundius ipsa, Nempe hoc indocti.— Chrysippus non dicet idem, nec mite Thaletis Ingenium, dulcique senex vicinus …
No. 184. The subject of essays often suggested by chance. Chance equally prevalent in other affairs
Permittes ipsis expendere numinibus, quid Conveniat nobis, rebusque sit utile nostris. JUV. Sat. x. 347. Intrust thy fortune to the …
No. 183. The influence of envy and interest compared.
Nidla fides regni sociis, omnisque potestas Impatiens consortis erit. LUCAN. Lib. i. 92. No faith of partnership dominion owns; Still …